Luke 8:19

And his mother and brethren came to him; and they might not come to him for the people.

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In The King James Version

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

In Context

18Therefore see ye, how ye hear; for it shall be given to him that hath, and whoever hath not, also that that he weeneth, [or that he guesseth], (or that he thinketh), that he have, shall be taken away from him.

20And it was told to him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand withoutforth, willing to see thee. (And he was told, Thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, desiring to see thee.)

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Cross References

Mark 3:21And when his kinsmen had heard, they went out to (take) hold (of) him; for they said, that he is turned into madness. (And when his family had heard, they went out to take hold of him; for people said, that he had gone mad.)

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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